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Events / [10/25/2025] Keeneland Fall Meet
« Last post by Hayden Young on September 17, 2025, 04:36:47 PM »


Keeneland's 2025 Fall Race Meet opens Friday, October 3, and continues through Saturday, October 25. The Keeneland Fall Meet is where many of the sport's most notable Thoroughbreds and participants will take part in this premier racing event in the heart of horse country.

Join Indy Center at the beautiful Lexington Bluegrass Airport (LEX) from 1:00pm to 5:00pm eastern time for the final day of the Fall Meet at Keeneland. Fly in your business jets to pickup some race fans, or just enjoy the fall over the Blue Grass in your favorite bug smasher.

Featured fields: LEX
Date: Saturday, October 25
Time: 1700Z - 2100Z
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News / ZTL Has a New ATM!
« Last post by Brandon Wening on September 15, 2025, 10:13:26 PM »
Please join me in congratulating Zachary Williams as the next ATM for the Atlanta ARTCC! Zach has been an active member in ZTL for many years and currently serves as an Instructor and VATSIM Supervisor. Zach is excited to lead the talented and dedicated ZTL staff team as they embark on a mission to build upon the solid foundation that ZTL currently has. As part of his initial plans, Zach aims to support and further strengthen the Atlanta ARTCC community, strengthen relationships with neighboring facilities, and continue to empower volunteer staff members to innovate and improve the member experience. Congratulations, Zach!

I also invite you to congratulate and thank Paul Semeran, the outgoing ZTL ATM, for his years of commitment to his roles and the overall dedication he has provided as a long-tenured staff member on the network. Paul has always been one to answer the bell and help out wherever he believes he can make an impact, and you don't have to look far to see that he has. Paul has upheld the vision and goals of both the division and network well, and we wish him all the best as he takes on the next chapter of his aviation career. Thank you, Paul!
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Events / [10/10/2025] FNO South America Edition
« Last post by Dan Michael Bonaga on September 15, 2025, 08:32:02 AM »


VATSUR is teaming up with VATUSA to announce the second edition of the VATSUR FNO. This time we will fly in  Bogotá (SKBO), Rionegro (SKRG), Guayaquil (SEGU) and Quito (SEQM) on October 10th, 2025. From 23:00z to 03:00z.
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News / ZKC Seeks Webmaster
« Last post by Martin Pease on September 13, 2025, 11:32:24 AM »
Position Posting: Kansas City ARTCC Webmaster
Submission Deadline: Until Filled

Purpose:
The Kansas City ARTCC is currently seeking a highly motivated individual who will provide effective management of the ARTCC’s data services, including but not limited to: web content development and services, discord management, and email systems.
 
Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to the Air Traffic Manager and Deputy Air Traffic Manager
- Develops, manages, and oversees Web Services, APIs, E-mail, and other systems
- Responds quickly to website and data system needs
- Develops policies and procedures for operation and maintenance of the ARTCC web and data systems
-  Forms, oversees, and manages the ZKC Web Team
- Other duties as assigned by the ATM or DATM
 
Basic Requirements:
-  Supports the Kansas City ARTCC’s mission of “Creating professional controller’s, maintaining a high degree of integrity” while creating and maintaining an open and accepting community.
-  Serves as a leader to coach and motivate controllers while upholding a culture that builds exceptional internal and external pilot experiences.
- Supports and participates in initiatives that give back to the VATSIM community.
- Supports the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse range of talented people.
- Strengthens others through consistent feedback while driving productivity and morale.
- Holds self and others accountable to high performance standards while providing pilots with memorable experiences.
- Partners in the development of strategy and helps to translate into specific priorities, objectives, and action plans.
- Attends periodic meetings to report on ARTCC activities.
- Work with other WMs of "the partnership" in developing features and maintenance that pertains to all shared facilities (ZAN, ZDV, HCF, ZLC, ZFW, and ZKC)

Additional Requirements:
- Must be an active member of the VATSIM network in good standing with no significant disciplinary history
- Must be proficient in modern web programming languages and techniques, including, HTML, MySQL, JavaScript, Rust, CSS, vue, GoLang. (you can view the ADH GitHub, open source, at https://github.com/adh-partnership)
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Must be able to work in a team environment
- Must display leadership qualities
- Must be available for regular correspondence (via the primary means of e-mail and discord), as well as routinely checking VATUSA forums and other outlets for official notices
- Be able to meet all activity requirements as outlined in ZKC General Policy and all sections thereof (as appropriate).

This position requires a significant commitment to ZKC and VATSIM. Roles and responsibilities may change as needed.
 
Applications Shall Include:
- Full name, active email, and VATSIM CID
- Resume detailing relevant experience and skills (include any applicable real-world experience)
- Sample of work that demonstrates ability
 
Candidates shall email their application package to management@zkcartcc.org with the subject title “ZKC WM Application”.
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Events / [10/26/2025] Salt Lake City Sunday
« Last post by Emmanuel Gutierrez on September 11, 2025, 06:44:17 PM »


Join the Salt Lake City ARTCC for Salt Lake City Sunday, an event every other month around the crossroads of the West - Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC)! Explore the beauty of Utah's skies while helping us make SLC the busiest airport in the West on a Sunday afternoon.

Date: October 26th, 2025 | 1300–1700 MT {10 August 2025 | 1900–2300z}
Featuring: KSLC
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Events / [10/25/2025] RNGRRs on the Runway
« Last post by Daniel Sirota on September 08, 2025, 08:25:36 AM »
Banner to follow!

This month, Kennedy (JFK) is celebrating the New York Rangers’ season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins! As the boys in blue get ready to take off, we’ll be keeping the skies just as clear as Igor keeps the crease. And don’t worry! Unlike Sidney Crosby, we won’t be whining for a call every time the wind doesn’t go our way. It’s time to SKORR big with another New York event, so let’s go RNGRRs!

Date & Time: Saturday, October 25th, 2025, 7:00pm → 11:00pm Eastern (2300z - 0300z)
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News / ZAN Automatic Visiting Announcement
« Last post by Brandon Wening on September 07, 2025, 05:23:48 PM »
We are proud to offer both our pilot and controller members memorable experiences across our 22 subdivisions. Each subdivision has its own culture, unique qualities, and challenges. In this letter, we are announcing a new opportunity for all our controlling members in the division who meet the applicable requirements.

Anchorage ARTCC is home to the beautiful Alaskan wilderness, unforgiving terrain, and unique airports. With plenty of challenging IFR and VFR procedures throughout the massive airspace, pilots and controllers will never be bored and never run out of new experiences to seek! While this facility has historically not been a popular one for controllers and staff to select as their home controlling facility, it would be a shame to let such a fantastic subdivision remain underutilized. That is why, effective today, any VATUSA home controller rated S3 or above shall be granted inherent visiting controller privileges in the Anchorage subdivision with no activity requirement. To exercise these privileges, you must be in good standing and fully active on a VATUSA subdivision’s home roster. You will not need to be listed on the ZAN visiting roster, unless you are seeking a Tier 2 endorsement. These details can be found in Section 2 of the ZAN ARTCC Administrative Manual.

We hope that many of you will take advantage of this amazing opportunity to spread your wings and try something new on the network. This is a unique opportunity for our controllers to get together as an entire division and interact outside of the typical subdivision boundaries. Our pilots love it when we staff ZAN facilities and would certainly appreciate more controllers logging on and enjoying a fun session together! We will also seek to host events in ZAN in the future, allowing our members to get together and display the cumulative power of the division! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Brandon Wening, VATUSA2, via vatusa2@vatusa.net.
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Events / Orlando Overload 2026 | Live From Orlando
« Last post by Owen Bliss on September 06, 2025, 09:37:13 PM »


Join the Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC for our 3rd annual live event, "Orlando Overload 2026 | Live From Orlando" on April 11th, 2026.

More information and event banner will be available soon!
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Events / [04 Oct 2025] 24 Hours of VATSIM - Leg 11
« Last post by Blake Roberts on September 05, 2025, 12:08:36 PM »


Booking for the 2025 Edition of 24 Hours of VATSIM is at booking.vatsim.net!

Please remember that a slot is required to ensure minimal delay for your flight! So grab yours before they're all gone!

Simply visit the website, select the leg you wish to fly, and find an available slot that suits your preferred time. If you wish, you may even book multiple legs! Just make sure to calculate your timings so that you can make it in time for your second slot after completing the first!
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News / Iron Mic Awards: August 2025
« Last post by Brandon Wening on September 03, 2025, 06:03:53 PM »
August 2025 Iron Mic Awards

Congrats to our August 2025 Iron Mic winners!
Enroute: LAX_CTR - ZLA
TRACON: SCT_APP - ZLA
Tower: OAK_TWR - ZOA
Ground: BOS_GND - ZBW

Enroute Top 3
LAX_CTR 40.42%
MEM_CTR 33.99%
ATL_CTR 27.69%

TRACON Top 3
SCT_APP 31.89%
BOS_APP 28.7%
ATL_APP 22.49%

Tower Top 3
OAK_TWR 35.76%
LAX_TWR 33.7%
SAN_TWR 24.44%

Ground Top 3
BOS_GND 30.03%
SAN_GND 29.44%
EWR_GND 17.96%










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